No. 5 The Film is a 180-second long short film directed by Baz Luhrmann and starring Nicole Kidman and Rodrigo Santoro. It is part of a new breed of advertising crossover films known as branded content. It had a budget of $42 millionUSD which was financed exclusively by Chanel. Though visually captivating, the film is essentially an extended television commercial for Chanel No. 5 perfume. The film was initially screened in many North American cinemas during the Coming Attractions. During the 2006 Christmas Season, an edited 30-second TV spot was shown on primetime on many networks in Canada... and the U.S. Nicole Kidman was given $12 million for being in the commercial. The original version after preliminary editing came to around 360 seconds, but this was later edited to a more manageable 180 seconds for television broadcast and cinema advertisement. Further cutting has led to subsequent 90-second and 30-second versions of the advert, shown after the first runs of the advert.
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| Release date: | 2004 |
| Directed by: | Baz Luhrmann |
| Runtime: | 3 Minutes |
| Music by: | Claude Debussy |
| Cinematography: | Mandy Walker |
| Estimated budget: | $42,000,000 |
| Genre: | Short Film |